BRIGADE GENERAL DOMINIQUE COMPANS' COMMISSION, Consulate, 32150
Sold out
BRIGADE GENERAL DOMINIQUE COMPANS' PATENT, Consulate. 32150
Patent on vellum in plano, partially printed with engraved letterhead: "LIBERTY EQUALITY - FRENCH REPUBLIC - IN THE NAME OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE."
Dominique Compans was appointed Brigade General on 5 Messidor year 7 (23 June 1799), with the patent issued in Paris on 8 Germinal year 9 (29 March 1801).
Embossed stamp from the Ministry of War Louis Alexandre Berthier, with the signature of the Secretary of State Hugues de Maret and Bonaparte.
Dimensions: 44 cm x 35 cm.
Very good condition.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean Dominique COMPANS, born on 26 June 1769 in Salies-du-Salat, died in Blagnac on 10 November 1845, was a French general and politician. He was provisionally appointed Brigade General on 23 June 1799, confirmed by decree on 19 October 1799
[...] Revolutionary Wars:
Volunteering on 2 October 1789, he was appointed captain at 23 years old, in the 3rd battalion of volunteers from Haute-Garonne, and later as a soldier in the year II (1793). In 1793, Dugommier appointed him as commander of an elite battalion under the immediate orders of a certain Chief Brigade Lannes, who would later become Marshal and Duke of Montebello.
In the armies of the Alps, Italy, and Eastern Pyrenees, he distinguished himself in the campaigns of Italy and Spain. In 1798, he became Chief of Staff of the Army of Italy. Leading a corps of 16,000 men, he unblocked Coni, captured Fossano and Savigliano, defeated the Austrians at the Settepani mountain pass, and took the San Giacomo redoubt before being shot. He also displayed great valor at Murazzo and in the Battle of Montebello. The army had to retreat behind the Var River.
The Marengo campaign provided Compans with new opportunities to distinguish himself. Following the Peace of Lunéville, he was given command of the province of Coni. While hunting down the bandits known as "barbets," he fell into their hands, but they released him in gratitude for the humanity he had shown in the region during the war. Knight of the Legion of Honor and later Commander of the same order, he was promoted to Brigade General and transferred to the Grande Armée as Chief of Staff of the IV Corps. [...]
Awards:
Count of the Empire
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
Grand Cross of the Order of the Reunion
Commander of the Order of Saint Louis
Peer of France (1815-1845)
Patent on vellum in plano, partially printed with engraved letterhead: "LIBERTY EQUALITY - FRENCH REPUBLIC - IN THE NAME OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE."
Dominique Compans was appointed Brigade General on 5 Messidor year 7 (23 June 1799), with the patent issued in Paris on 8 Germinal year 9 (29 March 1801).
Embossed stamp from the Ministry of War Louis Alexandre Berthier, with the signature of the Secretary of State Hugues de Maret and Bonaparte.
Dimensions: 44 cm x 35 cm.
Very good condition.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean Dominique COMPANS, born on 26 June 1769 in Salies-du-Salat, died in Blagnac on 10 November 1845, was a French general and politician. He was provisionally appointed Brigade General on 23 June 1799, confirmed by decree on 19 October 1799
[...] Revolutionary Wars:
Volunteering on 2 October 1789, he was appointed captain at 23 years old, in the 3rd battalion of volunteers from Haute-Garonne, and later as a soldier in the year II (1793). In 1793, Dugommier appointed him as commander of an elite battalion under the immediate orders of a certain Chief Brigade Lannes, who would later become Marshal and Duke of Montebello.
In the armies of the Alps, Italy, and Eastern Pyrenees, he distinguished himself in the campaigns of Italy and Spain. In 1798, he became Chief of Staff of the Army of Italy. Leading a corps of 16,000 men, he unblocked Coni, captured Fossano and Savigliano, defeated the Austrians at the Settepani mountain pass, and took the San Giacomo redoubt before being shot. He also displayed great valor at Murazzo and in the Battle of Montebello. The army had to retreat behind the Var River.
The Marengo campaign provided Compans with new opportunities to distinguish himself. Following the Peace of Lunéville, he was given command of the province of Coni. While hunting down the bandits known as "barbets," he fell into their hands, but they released him in gratitude for the humanity he had shown in the region during the war. Knight of the Legion of Honor and later Commander of the same order, he was promoted to Brigade General and transferred to the Grande Armée as Chief of Staff of the IV Corps. [...]
Awards:
Count of the Empire
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
Grand Cross of the Order of the Reunion
Commander of the Order of Saint Louis
Peer of France (1815-1845)
Reference :
32150
Next update Friday, july 4 at 13:30 PM
FOR ALL PURCHASES, PAYMENT IN MULTIPLE CHECKS POSSIBLE
bertrand.malvaux@wanadoo.fr 06 07 75 74 63
An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).